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| Abreu,VMN; Abreu,PG de; Jaenisch,FRF; Coldebella,A; Paiva,DP de. |
| This study was conducted with the objective of evaluating the use of concrete or hard-packed dirt floor in broiler houses. This experiment was carried out in two different phases. The following performance parameters were studied: live weight, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, and mortality. Litter moisture, pH and temperature were measured. Litter residual contamination after cleaning and disinfection was also evaluated. A dry bulb thermometer, a wet bulb thermometer, and a black bulb thermometer were placed inside each broiler house at bird height and outside the broiler house for data collection. Environmental data were collected at 3h intervals from 00:00 to 24:00 hours during weeks 4, 5, and 6 of the grow-out. Based on the collected data, air... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Coliforms; Litter pH; Litter temperature; Live performance; Thermal comfort. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2011000200007 |
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